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The only reason I can see going with this over Slingbox is if you're upload is slow. But given this is a FiOS offering the slowest FiOS upload speed is 2Mb, way fast for very good quality Slingbox feeds.
With Slingbox prices coming down to where you can get them pretty cheap on sale, I don't see why a FiOS sub would go for this. |
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| said by Dogfather  :The only reason I can see going with this over Slingbox is if you're upload is slow. But given this is a FiOS offering the slowest FiOS upload speed is 2Mb, way fast for very good quality Slingbox feeds. With Slingbox prices coming down to where you can get them pretty cheap on sale, I don't see why a FiOS sub would go for this. Thats a really good point. I havent used my Slingbox in a while (since I switched from Windows Mobile to Blackberry actually), but it was a really great product. I just might hook it back up once the BB player is released!
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Dogfather
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Laguna Hills, CA | Since Echostar bought Slingbox they seem to be working on a lot of new projects too. |
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said by Dogfather :With Slingbox prices coming down to where you can get them pretty cheap on sale, I don't see why a FiOS sub would go for this. Coming soon! Throttling or Low caps er, I mean "Network Management" techniques to "Improve customer experience"... Meanwhile this wonderful pay service will be eexempt....
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Laguna Hills, CA | Hopefully Verizon pencil pushers won't go to the Comcast School of Customer Abuse. |
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1 edit | said by Dogfather :Hopefully Verizon pencil pushers won't go to the Comcast School of Customer Abuse. I'm with you here.
Slingbox is a natural extension of networking/broadband technology. Really, so is VOD or downloading Video via the Net... But since many broadband providers are also in the "Pay for TV" business as well, the temptation is strong for them to turn to the Dark Side and start "managing" people's net connection to protect their pay-TV business.. |
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| I think that is was Comcast traffic shaping was all about. I don't think it has anything to do about controlling piracy. It's about normalizing traffic shaping...getting that foot in the door. Then just add more stuff to the list, that is unless Apple. Amazon and E* pay the blackmail fee. |
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